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From the Pastor’s Desk

My Dear People:The Scriptures say that we cannot ever praywithout God’s help. The fact is we cannotmake a good Lent without God’s help. Today,pray now for help to experience a meaningfulLent because it starts Wednesday.Here are some reflective thoughts on Lent:1.There is the possibility that this couldbe our last Lent before eternity. Wedoubt the possibility, but then one of our parishioners thought the sameway last year. The wonderful, vibrantMichael Dubruiel dropped off thetreadmill with a massive heart attackearly this month at the age of fifty. Oneof these Lents will be our last and it isgood to imagine that this is our last. If we thought that it might be, would our effort this Lent be better?2.If we do not improve our lives duringLent, there is every probability that wewill never get closer to Jesus than weare now.3.With our human condition, we mustmake specific resolutions during Lentso we contemplate the threepenitential practices that come fromthe Bible and Christian tradition:a.Prayer b.Fastingc.Alms givingA.PRAYER:If daily Mass is any waypossible, or at least sometimes duringthe week, this is tops. It gives us theScriptures and Jesus Himself in theEucharist. There are also theopportunities for visits to the Chapel of Our Savior. Then there are some of those prayers we used to say thathave fallen by the wayside. Since Lentis getting closer to Jesus andappreciating what He has done for our salvation, the Stations of the Cross isa beautiful devotion, contemplatinghow much Jesus loves us. This year,we will add benediction to the Stationsof the Cross on Fridays during Lent. (Itstarts at 7:00 p.m.)A week from this coming Monday westart the first full week of Lent with amission given by Deacon GlennHarmon from the western part of our country. Come and see; come andpray; come and praise God. Completing the list of our prayers,there is the Sacrament of Reconciliation every Saturday from3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on thethird day of the mission, March 4th, wewill have a Penance Service with eightpriests.B.FASTING : Fasting from food is apractice that strengthens our willpower to make it ever-so-strong in our commitment to Jesus. We could alsofast from T.V., gossip, and selfishways.C.ALMSGIVING : In connection withfasting from all those luxuries andtasty foods, the tradition of the Churchis to identify what we give up and givethe money not otherwise spent onourselves to the hungry. Sharing withthe needy is fundamental to our Christian faith.Lent is a holy season and holiness meansgetting closer to God. Whatever brings uscloser gives us a successful Lent.We cannot get closer to Jesus during Lentwithout His help. Just as we ask for the graceto pray, we need to ask Jesus now for thegrace to get closer to Him during this holyseason of Lent.With prayers and blessings,Father Muller

MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, Feb. 23Joseph Painter Donald TacconeTuesday, Feb. 24Special IntentionLauryn CeceliaWednesday, Feb. 25Lee SaiaLena PowellThursday, Feb. 26Joseph Painter Thomas SullivanFriday, Feb. 27Donors to the OLS SchoolFoundationCharles WoodsSaturday, Feb. 28Lucy AntonioRichard JeffersSunday, March 1People of the ParishMary Dirgo

ASH WEDNESDAY

The Masses for AshWednesday are:6:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 8:30a.m., 12:00 noon, and two6:00 p.m. Masses - one inthe Church and one in the Parish Hall.With Deacon Glenn HarmonMarch 2

, 3

, 4

, and 5

Time: 7:00 p.m.

PENANCE SERVICE

Wednesday, March 4th, at 7:00 p.m.Eight priests will be available for confession

NOON MASS

Monday through Friday during Lent

ADULT EDUCATION

Sunday morning Adult Education is held inthe Parish Hall at 10:00 a.m.:

Sunday, March 1

: John Wright, Jr.,presents his first hand account of “The CivilRights Movement and Catholic Response inthe South.” ____________________________________

High School Youth Group

meets onWednesday nights from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. andon Sunday mornings from 10:00 -11:15 a.m.We meet in the third floor Youth Room in theFamily Life Center. Come to meet friends,eat, and learn about the faith!

Junior High Youth Group

- All 6

- 8

graders will meet on March 1

. Please notethat this is the only meeting scheduled for March. We meet from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in theFamily Life Center. Please join in the fun andfellowship.Mark your calendars for OLS Vacation BibleSchool “DiscoveryCanyon” which will beJune 8-12

from 9:00 a.m.until 12:00 p.m. This is for children going into K4through 4

grade as of August 2009.Registration begins March 1

. For moreinformation, call 871-1431.

DEACON GIVES MISSION

-The charism to preach and the commission to preach is given toevery deacon at his ordination. This year for the first time we will have a celebrated deaconfrom the West Coast giving the mission. Come see; come and pray; come and praise God.

SINGLES

The OLS Singles would like to inviteeveryone interested in learning more aboutthe Declaration of Nullity, commonly knownas annulments, to join us Thursday, February26

, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Room 102of the Family Life Center for annulmenteducation. This event is open to everyonewho would like to learn more about theDeclaration of Nullity. If you are a divorcedCatholic, know a divorced Catholic or justwant to learn more about what the Churchteaches about annulments, we encourageyou to join us and learn more about theDeclaration of Nullity. Anne Marie Verchot,RCIA Director at Our Lady of Sorrows and aDiocesan Trained Advocate on theDeclaration of Nullity, will be leading themeeting. For additional information, contactDavid Asbach at 383-5634 or

daa28@aol.com or Anne Marie Verchot 482-8627 or verchot@bellsouth.net. _______________________________________

CHAPEL OF OUR SAVIOR

The Chapel needs permanent CommittedAdorers for:

Monday Morning at Midnight - 1:00 AM (ToShare Hour)Tuesday at 1:00 PM (To Share Hour)

Our goal is to have at least 2 people on eachhour. Please call Ida Wilker at 933-2281 or Mary Claire Brouillette at 871-2909.

ST. BERNARD PREPARATORY SCHOOL

(grades 7-12) is a Catholic co-educational,middle school and boarding high schooloffering a college preparatory curriculum. Weinvite you to our OPEN HOUSE on Sunday,March 1

, from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. or visit our website at

www.stbernardprep.com

. For informationcontact: Admissions Office 1-800-722-0999or 256-739-6682 ext. 128.

PRAY FOR VOCATIONS

Have you tried what Jesus directs us to do? Love of enemy, no payback, and going beyond what isasked are difficult to observe in our world. Beattentive to these commands and ask for the graceto live them. (Matthew 5:38-48)

This ad issponsored by the Serra Club.

The Annual Homecoming Dinner at

BlessedSacrament Parish

will be held Sunday,March 8, from 11:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Thisyear’s meal will be lasagna, salad, bread,dessert and beverage. Take out dinners willbe available.

If additional information is needed pleasecontact the Church rectory, Fr. Jose Manjalyat 785-9840 or Margaret Tallie at 669-7041.

The Birmingham Cursillo Community

Will be having our February ULTREYA onTuesday, February 24

, at 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Church Parish Hall. For more information please contact PatrickCrabtree at 205-960-3991, or e-mail at:pcrabtree@crabtreecomputer.com.

THE MORNING ULTREYA

will meet thefourth Friday of this month, February 20

. Itwill take place at Saint Peter the ApostleChurch, Room 203, after the 9:00 a.m. Mass ____________________________________

Come and See Vocations Day

- Are you asingle male between the ages of 16 and 50?Do you think that Jesus may be calling you tobecome a priest? Or do you have questionsabout your vocation? Do you love the Churchand Our Lady? Are you open to doingwhatever God asks of you for your life?Then you owe it to yourself to come to thisday of reflection on the Catholic priesthood!Come Saturday, February 28, 2009, 9:00a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Chapel-UAB Campus, 1515 12

Avenue South,Birmingham, AL. To RSVP or ask questionscontact Fr. Rick Chenault at 205-991-5488extension 219 or frchenault@gmail.com